An eviction notice has been served on travellers who are pitched up at Cippenham Recreation Ground. Eyewitnesses told the Express a group of about 15 vehicles arrived at the park, near Station Road, last night. A council spokeswoman said bailiffs are currently on the scene having given notice to the

A mother-of-three was threatened with a screwdriver by masked intruders at her home in Cippenham. Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses to the aggravated burglary which took place at about 11pm on Friday at a property in Bentley Road. The victim, a 31-year-old woman, was at home with her c

A party atmosphere was on display during the Cippenham Community Carnival. Mercian Recreation Ground was transformed into a hive of activity on Saturday (Jul6) with residents treated to a range of entertainment. Former Hollyoaks actor Will Mellor, a patron for the Mellor Performing Arts School in Bu

The president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community said the group was ‘incredibly honoured’ to help commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day Landings. The group joined the Royal British Legion’s Cippenham branch on Saturday (Jun8) for a prayer service opposite the Cenotaph in Lower Cippenham Lan

Road closures will be in place this week as resurfacing work starts in Cippenham. The surface of Burnham Lane between the railway bridge, near the junction with Buckingham Avenue, and the A4 Bath Road will be replaced. The work is set to begin at 9am tomorrow and carry on until 3.30pm. Resurfacing w

Portraits of leading political figures, including Maidenhead MP Theresa May, have been created by an artist using thousands of crystals. Syed Azmatullah, 69, from India, who is staying in Abbotts Way, Cippenham, said his portraits have been accepted by Seema Kennedy, parliamentary private secretary

Firefighters rescued a woman from a house fire in Cippenham last night (Saturday). Crews were called out at about 11pm following reports of a blaze at a three-storey town house in Court Farm Close. The fire had started in a bedroom on the top floor, with the occupant raising the alarm. By the time

A metal workshop in Cippenham sustained serious damage after a fire broke out. Two fire crews from Slough fire station were called to Metal Gates Ltd in Bath Road, near the junction with Elmshott Lane, at about 10.30am. A metal gate that was being cured in a large oven toppled over, knocking the ove

Motorists in Cippenham face up to 16 weeks of disruption due to roadworks from Monday (Jan 21) The roadworks will improve a key junction on the A4 with Elmshott Lane and Station Road. The works will include temporary lane closures. The work will include a new light-controlled toucan crossing for pe

The family of Jason ‘Jay’ Gardner, who was killed in a fight in a Cippenham pub in May has issued a tribute to their lost loved one. Charlie Ward, 36, of Eltham Avenue, Cippenham and his father, John Ward, 58, of Stoke Road, Slough, were jailed for murder and manslaughter respectively at Reading Cro

A 36-year-old man who murdered a ‘devoted and adoring father’ by stabbing him repeatedly in a brutal brawl in a Cippenham pub has been handed a life sentence. On May 9 last year, Jason Gardner was stabbed 41 times at the Earl of Cornwall Pub in Cippenham Lane by Charlie Ward, of Eltham Avenue. Mr Wa

A father and son from Slough have been convicted for the death of a 43-year-old man who was stabbed 41 times in a brutal pub brawl in Cippenham. Charlie Joseph Ward, 36, of Eltham Avenue was convicted of murder and possession of an offensive weapon by unanimous verdict at Reading Crown Court today (

A jury has been asked to imagine how a man accused of murder must have felt and reacted when the assailant he killed charged towards him and hit him with a torch. Charlie Ward, 36, of Eltham Avenue, Slough and his 58-year-old father John Ward, of Stoke Road, Slough, are both standing trial for the m

A murder defendant’s claim that he suffered memory loss after a deadly pub fight came under scrutiny during his trial yesterday (Thursday). Charlie Ward, 36, of Eltham Ave-nue, Cippenham, and his father, John Ward, 58, of Stoke Road, Slough, are standing trial for the murder of Jason Gardner, who di

A mother-of-three from Cippenham has told how she is unable to find a place to live, after been declared intentionally homeless by Slough Borough Council having been unaware of changes to the benefits system. April Hill has been living at her mother Fiona’s house since October, having been evicted e

A 36-year-old man charged with murder has told how he reached for a weapon on the ground during a pub brawl in Cippenham, thinking a masked assailant would use it on him. Charlie Ward, 36, of Eltham Avenue, Slough and his 58-year-old father John Ward of Stoke Road, Slough, are both standing trial fo

Some Sixties and Seventies glamour was added to the tale of the birth of baby Jesus in Cippenham Primary School’s nativity play. Pupils at the school in Elmshott Lane performed ‘It’s Chr-i-i-i-stmas!’ — featuring Gabriel’s Soul Patrol, glam rock shepherds, boyband trio ‘The Wise Guys’ and the brassy

A jury has heard eyewitness accounts from customers at a Cippenham pub where a dispute sparked by the manager’s refusal to serve someone led to her boyfriend’s death. Charlie Ward, 36, of Eltham Avenue, Cippenham, and his 58-year-old father John Ward, of Stoke Road, Slough, are both standing trial f

A pub manager whose boyfriend was fatally stabbed in a brawl had beer chucked at her for operating a no-travellers policy, a jury has heard. Jason Gardner, 43, who lived with his girlfriend Emma Mead, manager of the Long Barn pub, in Cippenham Lane, Cippenham, died after starting a fight in the Earl

A court has heard how a 43-year-old man from Slough enlisted the help of his friend to plot an attack in a Cippenham pub before sustaining more than 40 stab wounds and dying. Charlie Ward, 36, of Eltham Avenue, Cippenham and his 58-year-old father John Ward, of Stoke Road, Slough, are both standing